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"Everything has beauty,
but not everyone sees it." - Confucius
Al says - By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, -
you can't sink in quicksand...
Rare Earthquake - A 4M felt in New England States -
epicenter was in southern Maine...
Earth-Sized Planet nearby - European astronomers say they -
have found a planet that is the closest -
you can get to Earth in location and size -
and just 25 Trillion miles away circling -
a star in the Alpha Centauri B star system. ...
Looking through the Milkglass - Men have feelings too. -
For example, we feel hungry...
Social Security - More than 56 million recipients will see their monthly -
payments go up 1.7% in January...
Hurricane Rafael - Passed east of Bermuda late last night...
Word for Today - zeugma - \ZOOG-muh\ - n. - 1. The use of a word to modify or govern -
two or more words when it is appropriate to -
only one of them or is appropriate to each -
but in a different way, as in to wage war -
and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught -
three trout and a cold...
A Lifesaving Heart Test - If you're over 50 and you haven't had a -
heart calcium scan, consider getting one. -
"The test is the No.1 predictor of a heart attack" -
because it notes the presence of artery-clogging -
plaque, says cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD... www.prevention.com
Charleston is the No.1 - Tourist destination in the world -
according to Conde Nast Traveler...
Microsoft - new tablet computer, the Surface, will start -
at $499 when it goes on sale Oct. 26...
Ex-Navy Hospital - Sold to North Charleston for $2M...
Thought for Today - "The conventional view serves to protect us
from the painful job of thinking."
~John Kenneth Galbraith
Does anything else really matter?
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